The National Testing Agency has decided to re-conduct the UGC NET exam for three subjects—English, Commerce, and Sociology after an expert panel flagged major factual, grammatical, and translation errors in the question papers. The decision impacts thousands of aspirants across the country who appeared for these papers between June 22 and June 30. As per the updated timetable, the English re-exam is set for the morning shift on September 9, followed by Commerce in the afternoon shift the same day, while Sociology candidates will sit for their test on the morning of September 10.
The move comes after a wave of student complaints and formal representations pointed out glaring mistakes in the papers. When the testing body had subject experts look into the feedback, they uncovered serious problems across all three subjects. Question papers contained misspelled names of well-known scholars and authors, mangled book titles, poorly phrased sentences, and made-up terms used for established concepts. The review committee also noticed that a large chunk of questions had simply been lifted and recycled from past years without proper vetting. Given how widespread the blunders were, the agency concluded that simply dropping disputed questions or giving grace marks wouldn't cut it, as the basic quality of the test had been compromised.
To make things easier for affected candidates, the agency clarified that they will not need to reapply or pay any extra fees for the upcoming test. Fresh admit cards, along with updated exam city slips and venue details, will be published on the official website closer to the dates. Meanwhile, the rest of the 84 UGC NET subjects will move forward on schedule without any disruptions, with result processing, Junior Research Fellowship allocations, and Assistant Professor eligibility certifications continuing as usual.